My name is Rachel Pfeffer. Right now I live in Greenfield, MA, with my boyfriend, in a big old house (maybe haunted.) I like all ice creams, especially coffee and heath bar crunch. Actually, I hate chubby hubby. And anything with cherry.

-Describe an average day in life of "you".

-On an average day, I wake up, attempt to make coffee using my new coffee press (am I the only person in the world who can't make a good cup of coffee with it?), make some breakfast, and head to my studio, which will hopefully be in my house soon! A commute upstairs sounds good to me. Then I fill orders, if there are orders to be filled, or I go through my supplies and treasures and try to make something wonderful!

-Were you creative growing up/what did you enjoy doing?

I like to think I'm still growing up. But yeah, if I'm a grown up now, then I was. It all started in 8th grade with a duct tape purse company called Lucky Duct Designs. That's what I originally started selling on Etsy, and that also explains why my Etsy address is Luckyduct.etsy.com.

-What made you want to start selling on etsy?

Like I said, I started out with duct tape purses. Then, I don't remember how exactly, but sometime in 2007, I joined! I think my older and cooler brother told me about it. So I started selling them online. I was still in college then, so I wasn't really making jewelry yet. I majored in sculpture though, which was how I began making Bullet Buddies, which I also started to sell on Etsy. And then a couple of years later, I started making jewelry, which I right away started to sell on my Etsy shop.

-How long did it take for you to get your first sale on etsy?

I don't exactly how long it took. Which is weird, you'd think you'd remember your first sale! Looking back at my records though, it looks like a bullet buddy was the first thing to go. I think it took a couple of months for the sale.-Top 5 favorite foods, tv shows, and bands?

Well, not to toot my own horn, but if I didn't quit band in high school, I would have been first chair. So I always want to try that out again. I always say I'm going to start to cook, but I just can't do it. My boyfriend is the cook of the couple. Someday, though, someday. I just recently ruined a blueberry cobbler, actually. Same with knitting! Took classes, still can't knit. I really want to try revamping old furniture, though. I have visions of chairs stenciled with honeycomb prints!

-What would you suggest to new etsy sellers to promote their shops?

Photos!! Good photos are key, as everyone knows. I only use natural light, I can't get flashes to ever make jewelry look pretty. And you just have to try to get your name out there as much as possible. I keep a blog, which I try to post in regularly, and I use sites like craftgawker.com, weloveindie.com, those sorts of things. The more presence you have on the internet, the more likely you'll show up in a search, etc.